Risk groups for hepatitis A virus infection

We report the conduct and results of a systematic search for evidence of risk of infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) among blood transfusion recipients, travellers, the military, healthcare workers, sewage workers, foodhandlers, day care assistants, institutionalised subjects, blood transfusion r...

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Published in:Vaccine 2003-06, Vol.21 (19), p.2224-2233
Main Authors: Franco, Elisabetta, Giambi, Cristina, Ialacci, Rita, Coppola, Rosa C., Zanetti, Alessandro R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Epidemics
Food contamination & poisoning
HAV vaccine
Health Personnel
Health risks
Hemophilia
Hemophilia A
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Hepatitis A - transmission
Hepatitis A virus
Homosexuality
Humans
Immunization
Infections
Institutionalization
Occupational Diseases
Population
Prisoners
Risk Factors
Risk groups
Sewage
Studies
Substance-Related Disorders
Transfusion
Transfusion Reaction
Travel
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Summary:We report the conduct and results of a systematic search for evidence of risk of infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) among blood transfusion recipients, travellers, the military, healthcare workers, sewage workers, foodhandlers, day care assistants, institutionalised subjects, blood transfusion recipients, drug addicts, homosexuals, prisoners and other risk groups such a liver transplantees. We report our recommendations for the use of the HAV vaccine in these groups.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/S0264-410X(03)00137-3